Explore the Family Name Mayorquin

The meaning of Mayorquin

Spanish (Mayorquín): variant of Mallorquín, a habitational name for someone from Majorca, the largest island in the Balearic Islands, from an adjectival form of its Spanish name Mallorca. The surname Mayorquín is rare in Spain, where it is found mainly in Granada; it is most common in Central America.

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How common is the last name Mayorquin in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Mayorquin has significantly increased in the United States between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Mayorquin was the 36,463rd most popular surname, but by 2010, it had jumped to the 26,695th spot, marking a notable increase of 26.79%. The count of individuals with this surname also expanded from 579 to 912 during this decade, reflecting a growth rate of 57.51%. Consequently, the proportion of people named Mayorquin per 100,000 residents grew by 47.62%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#36,463	#26,695	26.79%
Count	579	912	57.51%
Proportion per 100k	0.21	0.31	47.62%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mayorquin

Turning to ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census suggests that the Mayorquin surname is overwhelmingly associated with Hispanic ethnicity. In 2000, an impressive 96.89% of people with the Mayorquin surname identified as Hispanic. This percentage slightly increased to 97.59% in 2010. There was a small representation of White ethnicity within the Mayorquin surname holders, which decreased from 2.42% in 2000 to 1.64% in 2010. Other ethnicities such as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native were not represented among individuals with the Mayorquin surname in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	96.89%	97.59%	0.72%
White	2.42%	1.64%	-32.23%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%